to be preeminent; to be outstanding
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
alternation of generations
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
speech and conduct; words and deeds
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
along the road; along the way
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
around the world; throughout the world
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)